It was not my favourite job. My attitude didn’t help. I felt it was beneath me. I felt it was not fitting for one of my abundant talents and capabilities. (You can tell I am used to being modest.) Thankfully I had a sobering experience that snapped me out of my pompous attitude. As I […]
Read More Getting Used To Being In Strategic PositionsMy Dad is my example in presenting a calm, considered response to situations. I have no recollection of my Dad having a fierce temper. I have little recall of him raising his voice or needing to shout. I’m not saying these things didn’t happen, I’m saying I can’t remember him doing these things. My memories […]
Read More Gentle Replies Defuse Explosive Situations Creating OpportunitiesDon’t you ever let up? Why don’t you give me a break. I just need some time off. There are some things that just appear relentless. Like life and its issues. Understandably we want some relief from the persistent nature of it all. Jesus offers that relief with these words, Come to me, all you […]
Read More Growing Pains 7: Kingdom First – Kingdom AllGrowing up naturally is interesting. There is a stage where trust in a parental figure is a given. Until something happens to suggest otherwise, it’s all good. Trust in the figure is virtually absolute. Yet something does happen and as we get older the certainty of trust begins to change. In modern British society, it’s […]
Read More Growing Pains 4: By Faith It’s PossibleThe thing about growing pains is that they help you to grow. You flourish. You blossom. You exude grace and humility that grabs the attention. All that happens, whilst still going through the discomfort that comes in leaving the comfort of what you have known to access what there is to know. No better place […]
Read More Growing Pains 3: Express Love Beyond YourselfThere is a saying that suggests sometimes it’s good to be bad. It’s not just a saying whipped out by the villain in a cartoon. There is an element in people that allows for a little bad from time to time. Perhaps the little white lie, maybe not putting in as much effort at work. […]
Read More Growing Pains 2: Called To Be HolyYou know what it is for plant life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You know what it is for animal life to grow in its environment. You can find documentaries on it. You even know what it is for humans to grow in their environment. They even have documentaries […]
Read More Growing Carefully in the Grace and KnowledgeYou must be crazy. These are not unusual sentiments to hear when you’re about to take the plunge into something with no obvious guarantee of success. You can imagine Noah’s observers were highly dubious of the project he was working on. When Abram mentioned his excursion one or two folks might have questioned his grasp […]
Read More Great Was Before And Greater Is AheadWisdom is such a precious commodity. The more I see expressions of church life, the more I understand why wisdom is so essential in ensuring God is glorified. The church is a glorious expression of how God wants His children to grow together. That expression is to be a beacon to a world divided of […]
Read More Guidance In Negotiating The Individual And CollectiveRecently a few of us were reflecting on God as Father. It was stunning to read Genesis 1 and Luke 3 noticing that in as much as to the rest of creation God is Creator, when God made Adam His relationship to Him was that of a loving Father. It is unfortunate that there are […]
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